Though he may be 40 years old now, sometimes "The Kid" needs to sleep.

Seattle Mariners star Ken Griffey Jr. missed a chance to enter an unspecified game last week as a pinch hitter because he was asleep in the clubhouse, according to a report from the Tacoma News Tribune.

When pressed following the game as to why he had not used the left-handed slugger as a pinch hitter, Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu was evasive.

But according to two unnamed younger Seattle players who are both fond of Griffey, the future Hall of Famer had fallen asleep.

"He was asleep in the clubhouse," one player told the Tribune. "He'd gone back about the fifth inning to get a jacket and didn't come back. I went back in about the seventh inning -- and he was in his chair, sound asleep."

The second player, who is reported to know Griffey better, claims the scuffling slugger has had difficulty sleeping at home.

"He doesn't sleep well at night, he's away from his family, he's comfortable in the clubhouse," he told the Tribune. "They could have awakened him."

Griffey is batting .208 with just five RBIs for a last-place Mariners club that has struggled mightily in trying to get runs across the plate this season.

Though he may be 40 years old now, sometimes "The Kid" needs to sleep.

Seattle Mariners star Ken Griffey Jr. missed a chance to enter an unspecified game last week as a pinch hitter because he was asleep in the clubhouse, according to a report from the Tacoma News Tribune.

When pressed following the game as to why he had not used the left-handed slugger as a pinch hitter, Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu was evasive.

But according to two unnamed younger Seattle players who are both fond of Griffey, the future Hall of Famer had fallen asleep.

"He was asleep in the clubhouse," one player told the Tribune. "He'd gone back about the fifth inning to get a jacket and didn't come back. I went back in about the seventh inning -- and he was in his chair, sound asleep."

The second player, who is reported to know Griffey better, claims the scuffling slugger has had difficulty sleeping at home.

"He doesn't sleep well at night, he's away from his family, he's comfortable in the clubhouse," he told the Tribune. "They could have awakened him."

Griffey is batting .208 with just five RBIs for a last-place Mariners club that has struggled mightily in trying to get runs across the plate this season.

That's interesting, especially when you take into consideration that article on mlb.com that claims that the Mariners might drop him.

Though he may be 40 years old now, sometimes "The Kid" needs to sleep.

Seattle Mariners star Ken Griffey Jr. missed a chance to enter an unspecified game last week as a pinch hitter because he was asleep in the clubhouse, according to a report from the Tacoma News Tribune.

When pressed following the game as to why he had not used the left-handed slugger as a pinch hitter, Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu was evasive.

But according to two unnamed younger Seattle players who are both fond of Griffey, the future Hall of Famer had fallen asleep.

"He was asleep in the clubhouse," one player told the Tribune. "He'd gone back about the fifth inning to get a jacket and didn't come back. I went back in about the seventh inning -- and he was in his chair, sound asleep."

The second player, who is reported to know Griffey better, claims the scuffling slugger has had difficulty sleeping at home.

"He doesn't sleep well at night, he's away from his family, he's comfortable in the clubhouse," he told the Tribune. "They could have awakened him."

Griffey is batting .208 with just five RBIs for a last-place Mariners club that has struggled mightily in trying to get runs across the plate this season.

That's interesting, especially when you take into consideration that article on mlb.com that claims that the Mariners might drop him.

I think Chuck Armstrong and Howard Lincoln can convince Jr to just retire. I am sure Jr can tell that it's probably time.

some awful ninth innings tonight by the home team in late night baseball. First in Colorado, Manny Corpas has Ryan Howard down 0-2, so what does he do? He goes up and in and hits them and a 5-5 game turns into a 9-5 Phillies victory. Then in Anaheim, Brian Fuentes has two strikes on Aybar and Jason Bartlett and can't retire them, turning a 4-1 victory into a 4-4 game.

That's interesting, especially when you take into consideration that article on mlb.com that claims that the Mariners might drop him.

I think Chuck Armstrong and Howard Lincoln can convince Jr to just retire. I am sure Jr can tell that it's probably time.

As a life long fan of your division rival, I still have to say that it will be a sad day when Jr. retires. The guy has never been mentioned (to my knowledge) in all the steroid talk and I've really enjoyed watching him play over the last 20 years.

And in other news, only the Rangers could fuck up a sale so badly that the league considers seizing the team. What a mess this franchise is. And the sorry part is they actually look pretty good this year.

As a life long fan of your division rival, I still have to say that it will be a sad day when Jr. retires. The guy has never been mentioned (to my knowledge) in all the steroid talk and I've really enjoyed watching him play over the last 20 years.

some awful ninth innings tonight by the home team in late night baseball. First in Colorado, Manny Corpas has Ryan Howard down 0-2, so what does he do? He goes up and in and hits them and a 5-5 game turns into a 9-5 Phillies victory. Then in Anaheim, Brian Fuentes has two strikes on Aybar and Jason Bartlett and can't retire them, turning a 4-1 victory into a 4-4 game.

I had Pineiro last night in fantasy and Fuentes cost me a win.
Made me angry.

some awful ninth innings tonight by the home team in late night baseball. First in Colorado, Manny Corpas has Ryan Howard down 0-2, so what does he do? He goes up and in and hits them and a 5-5 game turns into a 9-5 Phillies victory. Then in Anaheim, Brian Fuentes has two strikes on Aybar and Jason Bartlett and can't retire them, turning a 4-1 victory into a 4-4 game.

I had Pineiro last night in fantasy and Fuentes cost me a win.
Made me angry.

I was pissed when Carl Crawford swung at the first pitch and flied out.

Look out for the Nationals. They are in second place and with Starsburg looking great in the minors, they could sneak in the playoffs

Long way to go...season isn't even a quarter of the way over yet. The Nats pitching, even with strasburg, won't hold up. As a phils fan, the team I'm still most worried about in the division is the braves